Black Point Settlement, Exumas, Bahamas (anchored)
April 19, 2022
Today was a very liquidy day.
Because it rained last night we had to bail rainwater from the dinghy this morning before I had to head to land.
John also checked the oil, the transmission fluid, and the coolant fluid today. All of these were good, including the very slow transmission leak. John was even able to buy more transmission fluid – at the laundromat, of course. I don’t know why the laundromat sells transmission fluid but I do know they have been out of ice for several days.
John also filled our water tanks.
Lorraine’s Cafe opens sometime between 9:00 and 10:30 every morning. Those of us who need wifi start to gather on the front patio long before that. We all acknowledge the terrible internet on our boats here and share information about anchorages with good wifi. Then we put on our headphone so we can tune out the roosters and gulls before logging into our virtual meetings.
This morning I was able to talk to a woman who sailed here from France. She, her husband, and her five year old son had several ocean crossings that were over a week long.
The island briefly lost power twice today. It’s an odd moment when all manmade sounds – air conditioners and music from the restaurants – just stop. It’s even more noticeable because when the power goes out, so does the wifi router at Lorraine’s…both times while I was talking in a virtual meeting
After all the extroverting I did I needed quiet time to recharge. John needed his extrovert time so he headed to happy hour after bringing me back to our boat.
We have been trying to catch sight of the elusive green flash, a quick optical phenomenon that can happen just as the sun goes down. Unfortunately, Mother Nature isn’t cooperating. We’ve had low clouds on the horizon for days. It pretty though, so we’re not complaining
It seems as if we are in for another big blow in the next few days. Winds will be up to about 22 knots tomorrow (1.1 miles are in a knot, so 24.2 miles an hour). The dinghy ride will be bumpy tomorrow.
Life on Lailia 